Orange County Transportation
Authority bus ridership levels have been drastically reduced since
2008. Although fiscal year 2011-2012 showed some slight growth,
2012-2013 showed a slight decline. Bus ridership in January 2014
has picked up since last December, and the gap between the previous
and current January is relatively small, a difference of only
112,000 riders.

Metrolink ridership rates have widely fluctuated since July 2008, but have reached
four-year highs in 2012 overall. Metrolink ridership growth has
shown great performance in 2013, peaking in September 2013 with
an estimated 352,654 rides combined across the three major Metrolink
routes: Orange County Line, Inland Empire – Orange County, and
the 91 Line.

Both Foothill and San Joaquin toll roads have trended upward through 2013, both
with roughly 10 percent increases in usage since the beginning
of the year. January transactions on Foothill have remained virtually
unchanged since December 2013, and San Joaquin has seen only minor
declines since the previous month. Both toll roads are performing
well in 2014, with nearly 5,000 more users on each toll road than
the previous January.